It’s not easy screenwriting for the first time. Sure, it’s simple enough to write a set of scenes, some snappy dialogue and have a twist or two thrown in for good measure, but creating something that gets real, page-turning results is another matter. And for readers, producers and agents, with a daily pile of scripts […]
As a reult, Believe it or not, most people are filmmakers. They have smartphone with a camera and they make movies for their friends or social media. But to hone filmmaking skills, filmmakers need to develop their craft. Of course, you can do this on your own through trial and error. Or go to a […]
Ever since the coining of the phrase male gaze by Laura Mulvey in 1975, there has been the question, what characterizes the female gaze? Or as I like to say, the feminine gaze (I’ll explain why at the end of this article). Separate from the systemic issues, what is the essential nature of the lens […]
We’ve all heard about the horror stories of independent films gone to hell. Whether it is the deeply personal story, the social impact film dying to be made, or the genre thriller/spiller that turned out to be a road to hell, Fortunately, the independent filmmaking mistakes are less dramatic. But if you aren’t aware, you’ll […]
Even the greatest directors in the world can’t produce an Oscar winning, critically acclaimed smash with every film. Here is a list of directors forgotten films that should probably stay forgotten, proving that even the industry Gods make mistakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFCWN_3qNI Martin Scorsese New York, New York (1977) Budget: $14,000,000 (estimated) Scorsese wanted to produce […]
With the possible exception of the wildest, most out-there art pieces, all filmmaking is drama. We tell stories about characters who work toward goals and that effort leads to conflict that must be resolved. Funny or sad, cerebral or action-packed, light-hearted or sober, the story is dramatic. Genre is how we choose to relate that […]
A full-length feature film — this is probably the dream of any film production professional. How else can you join the elites and the greats at Cannes, Berlin and Venice? However, film production is not and has never been limited to creating features. Creating video commercials is one of the essential functions of video production. […]
Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls. Ingmar Bergman William Indick’s excellent book takes us from the dream like world of the cinema to the pages of great psychoanalytical theorists, combining […]
K.M. Weiland is an award-winning author who specialises in analysing character arcs and structuring novels. In her book, Creating Character Arcs, Weiland describes and defines the three types of character arcs. These include Positive Change Arc, Flat Arc and Negative Change Arc. The book focuses on both character arcs and screenplay structure. Each chapter is […]
Kin Hudson and her theory, the virgin’s promise flies in the face of traditional storytelling training. In most films or stories it seems pretty easy to identify the hero, understand his clearly defined goal from the beginning and watch him battle against the odds in order to achieve success. Brave, strong and resourceful, the hero […]
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